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    Weird steam locomotive

    I caught apart of this show featuring all sorts of trains. One that caught my eye was this train that takes turists to and across victoria falls. The track is extreamly lite weight so the loco has to have more wheels to spread out the weight. These pics were captured from the video so they...
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    Crazy video of high speed train surfer

    It kind of makes you think. What would you do if you knew you were going to die. Especially from something like luchemia like that guy?
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    Athern Overton?

    So you want exactly what I have.sign1I just took this pic quickly so it is not the best.
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    Crazy video of high speed train surfer

    I just saw this one on you tube. Read the story of the video it gives some reason. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvm5H4F-aA
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    Athern Overton?

    I just got a set a month ago. Have you been haveing trouble finding them or what?
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    Survey for School - Please Answer!

    1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? yes 2. Do you own model trains? yes 3. Did any of your parents own model trains? no 4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? no 5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) n/a 6. Do you...
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    google desktop

    I just found this new program from google. It is called google desktop serch. It makes finding files lightning fast. It is great for finding certain pictures. It shows thumnails too. It is faster to find pictures useing this than it would be navigating the typical tree structure. Works and...
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    Window Openings

    See if you can get a hollow chisel motiser from a wood working supply store. They are square and very sharp
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    Container crane

    I had one at one point in time but not any more. Didn't live threw a move. I don't know the manufacturer but one does exist. sorry i couldn't help more.
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    budget layout

    I just realized I diffenently need to fix the barn window.:oops:
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    budget layout

    It is a little of both. Most of what you see in that picture is solder that got in there and reflecting lighter making it look like there is a huge gap. But it is misalingned but not terribly bad. The joint ended up in a horrible location. Right at an s bend. I just could not get it to line...
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    budget layout

    This is where I am at now
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    budget layout

    here are the beginings of my new budget layout. The layout is a simple lima bean shape. It is half farm half prarie. Materials used are scrap osb, fake fur, balsa wood for scratchbuilt barn, three peices of flextrack and equivalent cork roadbed, left over cows and unused farm hose, and left...
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    anybody heard of a caboose bell?

    Dave flinn is right, One of my freinds duties is to blow the horn on reversing runs with the dinner train
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    Kato stack cars

    I have a set of some articulated ones. They will not work on my layout. I am not sure of the brand but they are diecast and have good detailing. I could sell you mine for much cheaper than retail.
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    door hinges for O gauge

    Try rc airplane hinges. They are ment for alerons, rudders, etc. They come in different sizes and shapes and are useually made of plastic.
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    Faux fur dieing

    I decided to use some fake fur to model long grass. All I could find was white black and an extreamly darkk brown. So I got the white. My mom suggested dieing it with tea. That did not work. What else could I use to die it. Would stain seems to be too dark.
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    Front coupler addition?

    After looking more I did find the correct coupler for the tender. It's called a t something. I have it bookmarked.
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    Front coupler addition?

    I went ahead and got one of these 4-4-0s, it was the only in stock at my LHS. I am sure I can remove the cow catcher and add a draft box and coupler. I also want to convert the rear coupler to a knuckel coupler but I am clueless there. I took it apart(highly highly recomend that you do not do...
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    bufflo?

    Does anyone make n scale bufflo? How about indians